Nigeria vs Thailand: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nigeria
284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Thailand
309.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria rank
27th
Thailand rank
24th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nigeria
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 309.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nigeria, a difference of 25.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 16 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 792,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 802,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 819,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 970,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 25.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 93.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 213.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 204.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 295.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 313.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 309.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2020s | 296.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Nigeria or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 309.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nigeria and Thailand?
- 25.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nigeria ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.